The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It competes in the Ranji Trophy.
Holkar Cricket Stadium is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It was earlier known as Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground. But in 2010, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association renamed it after the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas that ruled Indore. Indore city has another International Cricket stadium "Nehru Stadium" which was used for International matches until 31 March 2001.
Roop Singh Bais was a legendary Indian hockey player. He was part of the celebrated Indian field hockey team which won gold medals for India at 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand, the most celebrated player in Indian hockey and widely regarded as the greatest hockey player ever. Captain Roop Singh himself is considered as one of the greatest hockey players of all times.
The Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex or Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground was a cricket and association football stadium in Greater Noida, India, and it was the home ground of the Afghanistan national cricket team. In 2017, it lost its status to hold any Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) conducted matches after staging a private league which was not permitted by BCCI. Later in January 2018, Afghanistan national cricket team also moved to another stadium.
Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare also known as Department of Sports & Youth Welfare is one of the department of state government of Madhya Pradesh, India, entitled for the development in the field of sports and youth welfare.
Chennaiyin Football Club is a professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. They compete in the Indian Super League under licence from the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. Chennaiyin are the reigning champions, winning the 2017-18 Indian Super League season, also having won it previously in 2015 season, making them the joint highest winners (2) of the league along with ATK.
Indore Sports Complex is proposed sports city in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Indore Development Authority gave 100 acre of land to build a sport venue in Bangrada and scheme-151, 169-B and 170 near the Super Corridor which includes cricket stadium, indoor stadium, tennis court, aquatic centre as well as stadia for other outdoor sports like athletics, football and hockey.
Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India.
The Yeshwant Club in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, came into existence in 1934 at the behest of late Maharaja Sir Tukoji Rao III Holkar of Indore. The club was established out of natural love and affection for his beloved son, Yuvraj Yeshwant Rao Holkar. Spread over an expanse of 14 acres, it is one of the living signatures of the rich legacy of the Holkar rulers of Indore State of the Maratha Confederacy. Initially the club was opened for royalty, nobility, aristocracy, and the officers of the Holkar State. Later, its doors were opened for the business elites. After Indian independence, the admission criteria were revised according to the changing times.
Gwalior International Cricket Stadium is a new under construction international cricket stadium at Shankarpur village in Gwalior West. by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA). The proposed stadium will be built on a land of 30 acres, which has been taken over by Gwalior Division Cricket Association (GDCA). The construction of the proposed stadium is expected to be completed in 2017. It will have a seating capacity of around 60,000 spectators. It will also be equipped with flood lights for night matches, a swimming pool, sauna bath, modern gym, dressing room, and 30 corporate boxes.
Ujjain Cricket Stadium is a proposed international stadium at Nanakheda, Ujjain. Ujjain Development Authority gave land to build a sport venue which includes cricket stadium, indoor stadium, tennis court, aquatic centre as well as stadia for other outdoor sports like athletics, football and hockey.
Industrial Training Institute Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.
Yeshwant Club Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.
Sushil Doshi is an Indian journalist, writer, sports commentator and the first cricket commentator in Hindi. Born in Indore, in the largest Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, he graduated in engineering from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) Indore and started his commentating career in 1968 at the Nehru Stadium for a Ranji Trophy match between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Over the years, he is reported to have covered nine Cricket World Cups, 85 test matches and over 400 One Day Internationals, besides several Twenty20 Internationals. His contributions are reported in making cricket commentary in Hindi popular. He has also written two books in Hindi on sports, Khel Patrakarita published in 2003 and Cricket Ka Mahabharat, published in 2016.
